U.S. patent application number 13/900580 was filed with the patent office on 2014-11-27 for double ended fishing worm canister.
The applicant listed for this patent is Sylvain Fontaine. Invention is credited to Sylvain Fontaine.
Application Number | 20140345187 13/900580 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51934438 |
Filed Date | 2014-11-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140345187 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Fontaine; Sylvain |
November 27, 2014 |
Double ended fishing worm canister
Abstract
A double ended fishing worm canister in a double ended canister
for storing and using worms as bait for fishing. The canister has a
cylindrical body having a top end and a bottom end, a first lid
removably attached to the top end, and a second lid removably
attached to the bottom end. The first lid includes a container
therein having a pivoting cover attached thereto, the pivoting
cover includes at least one side wall adapted to cut worms into
separate pieces, such that the canister is adapted to store worms
and dirt therein, be opened and closed from either end, and cut
worms into separate pieces for use as bait for fishing.
Inventors: |
Fontaine; Sylvain; (La Baie,
CA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Fontaine; Sylvain |
La Baie |
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CA |
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Family ID: |
51934438 |
Appl. No.: |
13/900580 |
Filed: |
May 23, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
43/55 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01K 97/04 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
43/55 |
International
Class: |
A01K 97/04 20060101
A01K097/04 |
Claims
1. A double ended canister for storing and using worms as bait for
fishing, said canister comprising a cylindrical body having a top
end and a bottom end; a first lid removably attached to said top
end, and a second lid removably attached to said bottom end; said
first lid including a container therein having a pivoting cover
attached thereto, said pivoting cover including at least one side
wall adapted to cut worms into separate pieces, such that said
canister is adapted to store worms and dirt therein, be opened and
closed from either end, and cut worms into separate pieces for use
as bait for fishing.
2. The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said pivoting
cover, and said at least one side wall form a worm cutter assembly;
and wherein said pivoting cover is formed as a flip cover, and said
at least one side wall is formed as a blade.
3. The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said lid further
includes a container therein having a pivoting cover attached
thereto, said pivoting cover including at least one side wall
adapted to cut worms into separate pieces.
4. The double ended canister of claim 3, wherein said pivoting
cover, and said at least one side wall form a worm cutter assembly;
and wherein said pivoting cover is formed as a flip cover, and said
at least one side wall is formed as a blade.
5. The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said pivoting
cover includes two side walls formed as blades and are both adapted
to cut worms into separate pieces.
6. The double ended canister of claim 3, wherein said pivoting
cover of said second lid container includes two side walls formed
as blades and are both adapted to cut worms into separate
pieces.
7. The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said first lid is
removably attached to said top end via matching threads between
said first lid and said top end.
8. The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said second lid is
removably attached to said bottom end via matching threads between
said second lid and said bottom end.
9. The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein the side wall of
said cylindrical body has a plurality of holes therethrough adapted
to allow air to pass through for the worms to breathe and stay
alive for a long duration of time.
10. The double ended canister of claim 1, further comprising a clip
member removably attached to an exterior side wall portion of said
cylindrical body and adapted to clip onto a portion of a
fisherman's belt.
11. The double ended canister of claim 10, further comprising a
clip attachment member adapted to be connected to a portion of a
boat, such that said clip member can clip to said clip attachment
member and thereby be attached to said boat.
12. The double ended canister of claim 1, wherein said canister is
formed from a material chosen from a list of materials comprising
steel, aluminum, plastic, and polycarbonate.
Description
[0001] This application claims priority based on request
GB1209900.8 filed Jun. 2, 2012
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to fishing equipment
but more particularly to a double ended fishing worm canister.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Worms are still popular as bait for fish. Canisters filled
with dirt are generally used for keeping worms over an extended
period of time. The problem with canisters is that worms tend to
dig deep into the container and one has.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
devices now present in the prior art, the present invention, which
will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide
objects and advantages which are:
[0005] To provide for a double ended canister that has a lid at
each end of the container so that if worms can't be easily found on
one end, there is always the other end of the container which can
be reached by opening the other lid. Other features include a worm
cutter with its own smaller container to store the remaining worm
part as well as an integrated belt clip to conveniently carry the
canister.
[0006] In order to do so, the invention consists in a double ended
canister for storing and using worms as bait for fishing. The
canister has a cylindrical body having a top end and a bottom end,
a first lid removably attached to the top end, and a second lid
removably attached to the bottom end. The first lid includes a
container therein having a pivoting cover attached thereto, the
pivoting cover includes at least one side wall adapted to cut worms
into separate pieces, such that the canister is adapted to store
worms and dirt therein, be opened and closed from either end, and
cut worms into separate pieces for use as bait for fishing.
[0007] The double ended canister has the pivoting cover, and the at
least one side wall form a worm cutter assembly and the pivoting
cover is formed as a flip cover, and the at least one side wall is
formed as a blade.
[0008] The lid further includes a container therein having a
pivoting cover attached thereto, the pivoting cover including at
least one side wall adapted to cut worms into separate pieces.
[0009] The pivoting cover, and the at least one side wall form a
worm cutter assembly, and the pivoting cover is formed as a flip
cover, and the at least one side wall is formed as a blade.
[0010] The pivoting cover includes two side walls formed as blades
and are both adapted to cut worms into separate pieces.
[0011] The pivoting cover of the second lid container includes two
side walls formed as blades and are both adapted to cut worms into
separate pieces.
[0012] The lids are removably attached to the ends via matching
threads between the lid and the end of the canister body.
[0013] The side wall of the cylindrical body has a plurality of
holes therethrough adapted to allow air to pass through for the
worms to breathe and stay alive for a long duration of time.
[0014] The double ended canister has a clip member removably
attached to an exterior side wall portion of the cylindrical body
and adapted to clip onto a portion of a fisherman's belt.
[0015] The double ended canister is further comprised of a clip
attachment member adapted to be connected to a portion of a boat,
such that the clip member can clip to the clip attachment member
and thereby be attached to the boat.
[0016] The double ended canister can be formed from a material
chosen from a list of materials comprising steel, aluminum,
plastic, and polycarbonate.
[0017] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject
matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0018] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in
the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The
invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that
the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0019] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded
as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0020] Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and
especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art
who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to
determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence
of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is
neither intended to define the invention of the application, which
is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to
the scope of the invention in any way.
[0021] These together with other objects of the invention, along
with the various features of novelty which characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the
specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to
the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter which contains
illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] FIG. 1 Isometric view of the invention.
[0023] FIG. 2 Exploded view of the invention.
[0024] FIGS. 3a-b top and side views, respectively, of the
invention.
[0025] FIG. 4 Cutaway side view of the invention.
[0026] FIGS. 5a-b Side views of a belt and a boat clip.
[0027] FIG. 6 Isometric view of the invention and how it attaches
to a boat clip.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0028] A double ended canister (10) that has a first and a second
lid (12, 12') at each end (14, 14') of a container body (16) so
that if worms can't be easily found on one end (14) when opening
the first lid (12), there is always the opposite end (14') of the
container body (16) which can be reached by opening the second lid
(12'). In a preferred embodiment, the lids (12, 12') are threadably
attached to the body (16) but they could alternatively be snap off
lids.
[0029] Other features include a worm cutter assembly (18) located
on each lid (12, 12') with its own small container (20) embedded
inside the lid (12, 12') to store the remaining worm part. The worm
cutter assembly (18) is further comprised of a flip cover (19) and
a blade (21).
[0030] The container body (16) can also have an integrated clip
(22) to conveniently carry the canister. (10) either on a belt or
the clip (22) can connect to a clip attachment (24) on a boat.
[0031] Also, as is known in the art of worm canisters, the canister
body (16) has a plurality of through holes (26) spread across its
surface for the worms to breathe.
[0032] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and
operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent
from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion
relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
[0033] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape,
form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are
deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and
all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings
and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed
by the present invention.
[0034] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the invention.
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